Non-blue Haslea species (Bacillariophyceae: Naviculaceae) in the benthic marine flora of Guam (Mariana Islands, Western Pacific Ocean).

In recent years the taxonomy of Haslea has been in flux. We describe several Haslea taxa from Guam, including four new species, in light of these recent findings. Four delicate, fusiform Haslea species are described from a variety of benthic habitats on coral reefs. These species, H. fusiformis comb. nov. and H. alexanderi, H. apoloniae and H. guahanensis spp. nov. are distinguished by stria density, foramen (‘areola’) shape, and cell size from...